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Daniel Lanois: Black Dub

Read "Black Dub" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
March 19, 2011

Not even a heavy motorcycle crash accident can prevent Daniel Lanois from doing what he does best, and better than most--making music or helping other people make music. He is simply bulletproof to whatever circumstances slap his face, be they bad or good. During his recovery period, after the intensive care following the accident, he produced Neil Young's stellar and sonically charged Le Noise (Reprise, 20101), wrote his memoirs, Soul Mining (Faber and Faber, 2010), he made his own music ...

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Vladimir Kostadinovic: Course Of Events

Read "Course Of Events" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
February 23, 2011

The first choice of instrument may not always be the one that lasts through life. Serbian born drummer Vladimir Kostadinovic began playing the accordion when he was seven. When he got his first drum set from his brother four years later, the instrument became his passion. He attended music school in Belgrade, and graduated from the jazz department before he went to the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. And when it came time to hone his skills, Kostadinovic ...